Two surprising things: a new installment in the Useful Travel Items series and… raving about Crocs. Yeah, I’m a convert. I never thought I’d be telling the internet how much I enjoy my ugly plastic clogs but here we are. On one main condition, anyway. They’re not my favourite shoes ever but Crocs are the … More Useful Travel Items: Crocs, the best glamping shoe
Oh, this is a difficult one because quite honestly, there are so many pools, spas and springs to bathe in that the only true itinerary I could give you is to take a month and just drive all the way around Iceland, stopping everywhere. Every settlement with more than about ten people living there has a … More An Iceland itinerary for waterbabies
Now we’re back on track! This is my county trip to Switzerland in 2014 and after starting in the wrong place, I’m now getting my days in the right order. Today is Wednesday and I’m going solo, off to my adopted home city of Neuchâtel and for a little spa afternoon at Yverdon-les-Bains. The story … More Switzerland 2014: My day off in Neuchâtel and Yverdon-les-Bains
Guess what? I did my Rebel Stargazer badge! I’m not going to do a separate post for every Rebel badge I do – I’ve already talked about the Water Sports badge but Adventurer just got a mention at the bottom of that post, Community Service isn’t getting a post because it’s just doing Brownies and … More I did my Rebel Stargazer badge!
I can’t believe I’ve never done this one! In January 2013, I went on one of the most expensive but also one of the most amazing and exclusive day trips I’ve ever done: a superjeep tour out to Landmannalaugar in the snow! At the time, it was either with Grayline or Reykjavik Excursions; the former … More Landmannalaugar in the snow
Today I want to ramble a little incoherently about a trip I did to Zurich in 2010. I’ve never talked about it before simply because I’ve never had much to say about it. I remember very little – I remember aimlessly wandering Basel and I remember 6am in the back streets of Zurich and the … More Sleepless in Zurich
January is a gloomy time of year. The lights and joy of Christmas are behind us but spring is still a long way ahead. It’s a month to get through, not one to relish, and you’re probably making it worse by putting pressure on yourself to make a load of unrealistic life changes all at … More Illuminate at the Blue Pool
Welcome to another new series for 2022! This one is about a subject I know quite a bit about but don’t make prominent enough of this blog: solo female travel. Over the course of 2022, I’ll cover everything I can think of about travelling alone as a woman and you can always leave me a … More How to solo female travel: assessing the risks
This is another of those gap-filling things. It occurred to me that I really should have a good collection of Iceland itineraries and so this is my Iceland series for 2022: a different itinerary every month. Leave me a comment if there’s any in particular you’d like to see and if you have a deadline … More A 5 day Iceland winter itinerary
There are certain sports that come with a lot of kit. With caving, depending on your budget, you can just keep buying more and more stuff and although vertical kit will give you easier access to certain caves and certain parts of caves, keep in mind that “more kit =/= better caver”. If you’re a … More Caving kit to buy as you get into it
I Am A Polar Bear 